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ITHACA, NY (WSKG) - A New York state judge has thrown out a decision by the Department of Health that could have left groups like the Finger Lakes Independence Center in Ithaca, without Medicaid funds to help elderly and disabled New Yorkers to live at home.
Earlier this year, the state’s health department issued changes to a program known as CDPA, that helps pay the wages for in-home assistance. The reductions totaled $150 million.
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ITHACA, NY (WSKG) - Some New York Congressional Republicans have signed on to censure House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff. They say he misrepresented President Trump when describing Trump’s call with Ukraine’s President.
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BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) - New York State has an obesity problem among both young people and their parents and it is getting worse. That is the conclusion in a new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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ALBANY, NY (WSKG) - A New York commission formed to come up with a plan to publicly finance state election campaigns will hold a special meeting on Columbus Day. Meanwhile, the State Legislature is considering whether to return to the Capitol in December for a special session to potentially reverse some of the commission's anticipated decisions.
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